{"id":4505,"date":"2015-07-13T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T14:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/?p=4505"},"modified":"2021-07-08T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T08:29:54","slug":"do-you-find-the-future-a-little-bit-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/blog\/do-you-find-the-future-a-little-bit-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you find the future a little bit scary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find the future a little bit scary?<\/p>\n<p>Here at GFD HQ because our business is so reliant upon the ever improving technology available to us through the science of computing and the advances in the internet we regularly review \u201ctechie\u201dsites just to try and predict where the next step in the evolution of our company\/ industry may take us.<\/p>\n<p>We recently came across one which we found amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/mx3d.com\/\">https:\/\/mx3d.com\/<\/a> its all about b3D printing something with which we are all becoming increasingly familiar but this company is taking it to a new level \u2013 they are 3D printing a metal bridge over a canal in Amsterdam \u2013 at GFD HQ we do not pretend to understand the technology but we were pretty much \u201cblown away\u201d by the concept. Of course it set us thinking \u2013 we are constantly striving to give our customers the best of service and we have pretty much got the administration side of our business controlled and automated \u2013 so what next?<\/p>\n<p>Take our customers typical order, say a stunning Milano solid door in Anthracite grey such as this one \u2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Anthracite-Grey-Milano-Solidor-Timber-Composite-Door1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Anthracite-Grey-Milano-Solidor-Timber-Composite-Door1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Anthracite-Grey-Milano-Solidor-Timber-Composite-Door\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the Customer uses our on line designer they can design the door of their choice select installation and we automatically generate all the paperwork to provide customer confirmation, surveys and manufacture, with the minimum of human involvement, delivery and installation are slightly different as they still require the services of our excellent installation partner. The door comes with all the appropriate product and installation guarantees but in reality we would expect it to last thirty+ years.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty years is a long time in technology factory manufacturing techniques are now computerised \u2013 how long before installation goes the same way \u2013 if we can 3D print a bridge today who is to say that well within that thirty years we will not be dispatching a robot vehicle with a couple of robot engineers to carry out the installation \u2013 not quite sure what impact that would have on the supply and install price as we are sure that such robots will not come cheap.<\/p>\n<p>All seems a bit farfetched \u2013 but is it? If you are a fan of the Channel 4 programme \u201cHumans\u201d you may not think so \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/humans\">https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/humans<\/a> if you want to know more it\u2019s worth a watch and maybe a little too close to all of our futures. The \u201csynths\u201d, the name given to the robots \u2013which look human, act human and maybe are?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnita\u201d one of the star \u201csynths\u201d certainly has us convinced that she is real<\/p>\n<p>At GFD we embrace all advances in technology but the world is moving forward at such a pace that the future is a little bit scary therefore it is very satisfying for ourselves and we hope for our customers to know that when they purchase new doors from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/\">Timber Composite Doors<\/a> or any of the other GFD Group companies \u2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaldoor.co.uk\/\">Global Door<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compositedoorprices.co.uk\/\">Composite Door prices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsashwindows.co.uk\/\">Global Sash windows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; not only do we provide a quality product but we still have that human touch to ensure a quality service. A service which our customers seem to enjoy \u2013 you can check out what they say at <a href=\"https:\/\/s.trustpilot.com\/TPElements\/BoxPopup?domainId=1029756&amp;locale=en-GB&amp;include1Star=False&amp;include2Star=False&amp;include3Star=False&amp;include4Star=True&amp;include5Star=True&amp;showSelectedRatings=True\">Trust Pilot<\/a> \u2013 and for those of you who have read recent press articles and believe all such references are rigged \u2013 you may like to check out our honesty at GFD and read our recent blog \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/bursting-the-bubbles-of-the-unscrupulous-traders\/\">Bursting the bubble of unscrupulous traders\u201d<\/a> where we actually guide you as to find the reviews which are critical of our service (they are hard to finds as they are very few)<\/p>\n<p>At GFD HQ we are not afraid of the present and rather than being wary of where the future may go we are looking forward in anticipation of providing our customers with the same excellent service for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find the future a little bit scary? 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